Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-12-30
IN THE POPES HONOR.
ROME CROWDED WITH VISITORS
TO THE GREAT JUBILEE.
Tho Great Throng Will BE Hard to Man
age-President C1eveland's Jubilee Tcs-
timonial-A Second American Car
dinal-Other European Topics.

LONDON, Dec. 2i-Although the date Of
Pope Leo's golden jubilee is a eek distant,
Rome is crowded as it has not been years
by curious travellers and pious pill srl.ns who
are anxious to witness and take part in tho
great pageant. The ceremonies will be
opened on New Years Day, when pope,
in full robes of office, will celebrate his
jubilee mass at the high altar in the great
basilica of St. Peters 1t is hardly probable
that even in its days of pomp and power
Rome ever beheld such spectacle as
will be provided by this event In
mngnifccnce it will far surpass Queen
Victorias late jubilee. Every reigning mon
arch in Europe, with the exception of the
emperor of Russia, has joined in showerng
compliments and costly presents on "the
prisoner Of the vatican In the enjoyment
of $4,000 600 worth of presents, and tho
homage every other power, even includ-
ing England which sends the Duke of Nor
folk, the head of the great house Of Howard,
which was one of the Stuarts, to convey the
congratulations and costly pre- s.nts of Queen
Victoria
There is a good deal OF politics in the
attitude of some of the powers toward the
poe Just at this time. The Orleans family,
naturally enough, makes as much capital
as possl le out of it. The compto de Paris
himself sends magnificent writing table,
at which he hopes some day the Roman
pontiH will sit down to formally indorse
his pretensons to the throne Of France
when it is re-erectod on the ruins of the
present republic 1t is estimated that there
will be at least 100000 strangers in the
Eternal City during the coming week. The
demand for tickets to witness the jubilee
mass is simply enormous. Not even the
$4,000 tickets ordered by the pope to be
issued will satisfy the public demand, and
the Papal guards will have hard work to
manage the great throng.
The pope himself continues in excellent
health. He has just finished two important
evangelical letters which will be promulga-
ted entire during or at the termination of
the jubilee exercises The more important
of the two will deal with the social question
that is now agitating Europe, and will have
some very plain words to say upon Anarchy
and its causes. His allocution upon the
jubilee, which has just been issued, is most
conciatorv in tone.
The pope is especially pleased with the
notice received from President Cleveland of
the latters intention of sending him jubilee
Offering. He will probably acknowledge it
in formal manner.
An American contingent is preparing to
do its full share in assisting to II public
enthusiasm. Mgr. O'Connell, the rector of
the American college, is arranging for an
impressive demonstration by the students in
the pope's honor. Archbishop Ryan, of
Philadelphia; Bishop Ryan, of Buffalo; Rev
DR.. Bernard OReilly and number of
American priests and heads of religious
orders have arrived here with jubilee offer:
ings from the United States. They will be
finally received by the pope on Jan. 1. Be
fore that time an American deputation made
up of all the Americans now in Rome will be
organized.
1t it still stated that the pope is contem-
plating the appointment of second Ameri-
can cardinal Whether, in case it is made,
the appointee will be Archbishop Williams,
of Boston, or Archbishop Feehan, of Chi
cago, cannot be said. The appointment
may, however, be deferred.
There are all sorts of rumors as to the
honors and titles that the pope will dis
tribute during the jubilee season, and all
sorts of wires are being pulled by ambitious
aspirants. As a consequence there will be
some heartburnings when the VIII affair is
over.
Mr.. Surgeons return to the Baptist
rangement by which the union engages tc
affirm an exposition of evangelical faith
which shall be satisfactory to the Spurgeon.
ties
a movement of Americans in London tc
obtain a reduction of the sentence of Doherty
is on foot. There is general feeling that it i.
too severe, as Doherty had no intention Of
wounding Graham.
The queen has really written letter tc
the Prince of Wales, containing sharp re
buke to his royal highness for meeting q
prize fighter. The opponents of the ring
propose to introduce a bill in parliament for
bidding the publication of reports of prize
fights in the newspapers.
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